Topic: behavior change

Articles

Gain insights into small business energy savings

07.20.17 | The split incentive problem, limited capital for large investments, limited staff time and concern about business disruptions make energy conservation a tough sell to small businesses. Low-cost behavior change approaches overcome some of the...MORE

The results are in: Green Madison online sustainability game

11.30.15 | From September through November, Madisonians from across the city and 40+ organizations took part in the Cool Choices online sustainability game.
Statistics and impact:
850+ players
41,445 Cool Choices
$245,855 saved
1,669,762 lbs CO2 avoided
1,878...MORE

AESP webinar highlights trends

08.24.15 | Seventhwave's Tracy La Haise presented as part of a panel for the Association of Energy Services Professionals' webinar held August 20, 2015: Current and future trends for behavior change energy efficiency programs.
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Motivating high users to save energy

05.27.15 | We worked with Cool Choices to explore whether engagement games could identify high users and drive them to energy efficiency programs. The answer is, “Yes!”
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BECCsters talk about behavior impacts

08.11.14 | The MadCity BECCsters explored measurement and evaluation of behavior change efforts at their mid-summer meeting on July 30. Four local experts shared their insights. Whether you are designing, running, overseeing, or researching behavior change,...MORE

Cool Choices: Green players get greener

02.03.14 | Our meta-analysis of Cool Choices' pregame baseline surveys and scoring data reveals metrics that may predict how actively a player will participate. Read about our findings on Cool Choices' blog.
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08.11.14 | An offshoot of the Behavior Energy and Climate Conference, MadCity BECCsters is a Madison, Wisconsin area forum for energy and sustainability professionals interested in human behavior. We meet on the first Thursday of the month to share research,...MORE

Behavior change

12.03.13 | We are working to translate decision science into a set of proven principles and approaches that allow program managers to build credible people-centered initiatives that help meet escalating efficiency goals.
Minnesota Power AMI behavioral...MORE

Publications

Statewide commercial behavior segmentation and potential study

10.10.17 | Download the report
Prepared for Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources. Prepared by Illume Advising, LLC and Seventhwave.
A recently completed CARD research project led by ILLUME Advising addressed the barriers small...MORE

07.21.16 | We conducted an in-depth study of 100 high energy consumption homes in Minnesota. The goal was to help conservation program managers better understand the factors contributing to high usage, quantify the energy savings potential associated with...MORE

When above average is not good enough: results from a study of high-energy-using homes in Minnesota

Identifying the impacts of Cool Choices' game at Miron Construction: energy savings from player actions

06.04.13 | This report summarizes findings from a billing analysis and participant interviews a year after the end of the game at Miron Construction. Participants scored by taking and reporting sustainable actions related to energy, water, indoor air quality,...MORE

Is Climate Change a Good Thing? Opportunities and Barriers to Using Climate Change to Motivate Efficiency

12.06.12 | Public attitudes about climate change have implications for advocates of energy efficiency and climate-friendly actions. The Energy Center examined what current attitudes about climate change mean for the use of climate messages to motivate energy...MORE

Videos

12.19.13 | Seventhwave (formerly the Energy Center of Wisconsin), with the funding support of the Minnesota Office of Energy Security and Minnesota Power Company, directed a timely consumer electronics field study on behaviors and usage patterns of homes...MORE

Webinars

Supercharge sustainability with employee engagement and games

01.06.15 |
As a result of this webinar, you will be able to:
Describe various approaches organizations are currently using to engage employees in initiatives that save energy, reduce water use and advance other environmental sustainability goals.
Explain how...MORE

Residential high energy users: causes and opportunities

12.04.14 |
High energy users in single-family homes present the greatest opportunities for energy and cost savings, yet relatively little is known about what is happening in these homes or how energy efficiency and utility programs can engage these consumers...MORE

Midwest Energy Survey: tracking household perceptions and actions

06.26.12 | Hear what residential customers in Wisconsin, the Midwest, and the nation had to say about energy topics! Join Ingo Bensch for a webinar on the Energy Center of Wisconsin's latest research on consumer perceptions and actions concerning their energy...MORE

Scouting for residential electricity savings

01.26.10 | U.S. households are plugged in—there are now about 25 consumer electronic products in every household, compared with just three in 1980. A year-long field study in Minnesota sheds new light on the make-up of this growing electrical load and...MORE

The silver lining in climate survey results

12.15.09 | Customers are the key to effective energy efficiency programs, carbon mitigation strategies, and public dialogue on a clean energy economy. In this independent research on public opinion from Wisconsin, nine Midwestern states and the U.S., the...MORE